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Kirstin van Dyke

Goodreads Author

Born

Portland, OR, The United States

Website

http://www.codenamesilence.com

Genre

Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction

Member Since

January 2010

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/kirstinvandyke

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New young adult, sci-fi/fantasy author, Kirstin van Dyke was inspired at age 15 to begin writing "Code Name: Silence". She has always had a fascination with superheroes, superpowers, and has had a lifelong obsession with fantasy and the unknown. It took her three years and nearly ten rewrites before "Code Name: Silence" became the adventure that it is now.

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Kirstin showed an interest in art and writing at a very early age. She started to put together "picture books" when she was four years old, and wrote her first story when she was six. When she was in third grade, one of her illustrated books won third place in OPB's "Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest." Ever since, Kirstin dedicated ...more

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Code Name: Silence - The Kindle Edition

As of now, Code Name: Silence is now available as a Kindle Edition at Amazon.com! Check it out! Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.42 · 19 ratings · 5 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Code Name: Silence 3.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Team: Silence 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nebula Project 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mission: Silence 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Winter Turning (Wings of Fire, #7)

by Tui T. Sutherland

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The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)

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Raptor Red

by Robert T. Bakker

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Quotes by Kirstin van Dyke (?)

“Son of Krypton!”
― Kirstin van Dyke, Code Name: Silence

tags: character-quote, code, exclaimation, expression, forbes, name, robert, silence, superman

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“... isn't breaking a supervillian out of jail a little ... much?”
― Kirstin van Dyke, Code Name: Silence

tags: book, broderick, character, character-quote, code, linda, name, novel, silence

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“Enjoy the read!”
― Kirstin van Dyke

tags: inspirational, reading

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“Books aren't written - they're rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn't quite done it.”
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“No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.”
― George Lucas, The Star Wars Trilogy

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“Always remember, your focus determines your reality.”
― George Lucas

tags: inspiration, star-wars

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“I love book signings: kids waiting in line for you to scribble on their new books, haha!”
― Brian Jacques

tags: because-i-heard-him-say-it-live, this-is-a-special-quote-for-me

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